MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man is in critical condition after a jet ski crash happened Sunday, July 14, on the Mississippi River near the I-40 Hernando de Soto bridge.
The Memphis Police Department responded to the incident in the river, north of the bridge, just after 7:30 p.m. A witness told investigators that he and another man were riding jet skis when the other man accidentally went full throttle and crashed. According to the police, two people noticed the men were in trouble and offered assistance.
The man was taken to Regional One Health in critical condition.
